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This is the furthest south 14er in Colorado. The summit is also on private land.
What is Culebra?
This is the northernmost 14er in the Arkansas Valley.
What is Mt. Massif?
This early Colorado explorer has a prominent peak outside of Colorado Springs named after him.
Who is Zebulon Pike?
This 5th principle of LNT can be especially important during hot and try summer months.
What is "Minimize Campfire Impact?"
This piece of gear usually comes in a pair and can save your knees on long descents.
What are trekking poles?
This many peaks in Colorado are over 14,000 ft.
What are 58?
This peak, the highest in the state, is the second highest peak in the continental United States.
What is Mt. Elbert?
A 14er in Rocky Mountain National Park was named after this man who made notable improvements to the locomotive.
Who is Stephen Harriman Long?
This first principle of LNT is the foundation for preparing for any kind of adventure outdoors.
What is "Plan Ahead and Prepare?"
InReach and SPOT are manufacturers of this style of communication devices which work when there is no cell service.
What are Personal Locater Beacons?
What is Mt. Evans?
This small range of 14ers is named after Ivy League universities.
What is the Collegiate Peaks?
Who is Kit Carson?
Staying on the trail would be an example of this principle of LNT.
What is "Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces."
This government agency is well-known for making topograhic maps. Their maps commonly use the scale of 1:24,000.
What is the USGS?
This organization's mission is to protect and preserve the Colorado's 14ers through active stewardship and public education.
What is the Colorado 14ers Initiative?
This peak lies just west of the Arkansas Valley and you drive by it on the way to Aspen on CO 82. It's name is Spanish for "The Silver."
What is La Plata?
This peak, the southern most in the Sawatch Mountains, was named after the Ute chief by the same name. Hint: It is frequently climbed with Tabuache in the same day.
What is Shavano?
It is actually illegal to disobey this 4th principle of LNT in National Parks.
What is "Leave What You Find?"
This natural insulation will keep you warm until it rains. It's synthetic counterparts aren't as compressible but they do maintain loft when damp or wet.
What is goose down?
This Aspen-based ski mountaineer skied all of Colorado's 14ers within 1 calendar year?
Who is Chris Davenport?
The headwaters of the Arkansas River start at the Climax Mine which mines this silvery-grey metal.
What is Molybdenum?
This early mountaineer made the first ascent on Crestone Peak by an climb that still bears his name. The climb is still one of the most difficult technical rock climbs on any 14er. It is also one the 50 most classic climbs in North America.
Who is Albert Ellingwood?
Using a wag bag or packing out an apple core would be a prime example of this LNT principle.
You could boil your water, use a water filter or add tablets made of either chlorine or this chemical to treat your water while in the field.
What is iodine?